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How does a higher income elasticity lead to faster declines in pollutants

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DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
I’m not sure. I feel like the biggest reduction in pollutants was achieved not by climate initiatives, but Covid lockdowns.
@DownTheStreet what makes you feel that way
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
@PepsiColaP it led to “work from home” which for a material % of workers has remained. For example, we have 800 people working from home at our company. They formerly would burn on average 2 gallons of gas per day commuting, 49 weeks out of the year. 800 x 2 x 5 x 49 = 392,000 gallons of gas no longer used. Think about that if, say, 20% of the working population went from office work to remote work. Not just huge emissions avoidance but also fewer tires in the landfill, brake pads used up, oil, etc etc.